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The Governor of Michigan is the head of the executive branch of Michigan's state government and is the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.[2]
Governor of Michigan | |
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Style | His Excellency[1] |
Status | |
Residence | Michigan Governor's Mansion |
Term length | Four years, renewable once |
Precursor | Governor of Michigan Territory |
Inaugural holder | Stevens T. Mason |
Formation | November 3, 1835 |
Deputy | Lieutenant Governor of Michigan |
Website | www |
The governor has a duty to enforce state laws. He or she is also empowered to reorganize the executive branch of the state government.[3]
In 1805, the Michigan Territory was created, and five men were territorial governors, until Michigan was granted statehood in 1837. Forty-eight individuals have held the position of state governor. The first female governor, Jennifer Granholm, was elected in 2003.
Democratic (19) Whig (2) Republican (28)
# | Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Lt. Governor | Notes | |||
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1 | Stevens T. Mason | November 3, 1835 | January 7, 1840 | Democratic | Edward Mundy | ||||
2 | William Woodbridge | January 7, 1840 | February 23, 1841 | Whig | James Wright Gordon | [lower-alpha 1] | |||
3 | James Wright Gordon | February 23, 1841 | January 3, 1842 | Whig | Thomas J. Drake | [lower-alpha 2] | |||
4 | John S. Barry | January 3, 1842 | January 5, 1846 | Democratic | Origen D. Richardson | ||||
5 | Alpheus Felch | January 5, 1846 | March 3, 1847 | Democratic | William L. Greenly | [lower-alpha 1] | |||
6 | William L. Greenly | March 4, 1847 | January 3, 1848 | Democratic | Charles P. Bush | [lower-alpha 2] | |||
7 | Epaphroditus Ransom | January 3, 1848 | January 7, 1850 | Democratic | William M. Fenton | ||||
8 | John S. Barry | January 7, 1850 | January 1, 1852 | Democratic | William M. Fenton | ||||
9 | Robert McClelland[lower-alpha 3] | January 1, 1852 | March 7, 1853 | Democratic | Calvin Britain | [lower-alpha 4] | |||
Andrew Parsons | |||||||||
10 | Andrew Parsons | March 8, 1853 | January 3, 1855 | Democratic | George Griswold | [lower-alpha 2] | |||
11 | Kinsley S. Bingham | January 3, 1855 | January 5, 1859 | Republican | George Coe | ||||
12 | Moses Wisner | January 5, 1859 | January 2, 1861 | Republican | Edmund B. Fairfield | ||||
13 | Austin Blair | January 2, 1861 | January 3, 1865 | Republican | James M. Birney | ||||
Joseph R. Williams | |||||||||
Henry T. Backus | |||||||||
Charles S. May | |||||||||
14 | Henry H. Crapo | January 3, 1865 | January 6, 1869 | Republican | Ebenezer Grosvenor | ||||
Dwight May | |||||||||
15 | Henry P. Baldwin | January 6, 1869 | January 1, 1873 | Republican | Morgan Bates | ||||
16 | John J. Bagley | January 1, 1873 | January 3, 1877 | Republican | Henry H. Holt | ||||
17 | Charles Croswell | January 3, 1877 | January 1, 1881 | Republican | Alonzo Sessions | ||||
18 | David Jerome | January 1, 1881 | January 1, 1883 | Republican | Moreau S. Crosby | ||||
19 | Josiah Begole | January 1, 1883 | January 1, 1885 | Democratic | Moreau S. Crosby (Republican) | ||||
20 | Russell Alger | January 1, 1885 | January 1, 1887 | Republican | Archibald Buttars | ||||
21 | Cyrus G. Luce | January 1, 1887 | January 1, 1891 | Republican | James H. MacDonald | ||||
William Ball | |||||||||
22 | Edwin B. Winans | January 1, 1891 | January 1, 1893 | Democratic | John Strong | ||||
23 | John T. Rich | January 1, 1893 | January 1, 1897 | Republican | J. Wight Giddings | ||||
Alfred Milnes | |||||||||
Joseph R. McLaughlin | |||||||||
24 | Hazen S. Pingree | January 1, 1897 | January 1, 1901 | Republican | Thomas B. Dunstan | ||||
Orrin W. Robinson | |||||||||
25 | Aaron T. Bliss | January 1, 1901 | January 1, 1905 | Republican | Orrin W. Robinson | ||||
Alexander Maitland | |||||||||
26 | Fred M. Warner | January 1, 1905 | January 2, 1911 | Republican | Alexander Maitland | ||||
Patrick H. Kelley | |||||||||
27 | Chase Osborn | January 2, 1911 | January 1, 1913 | Republican | John Q. Ross | ||||
28 | Woodbridge Nathan Ferris | January 1, 1913 | January 1, 1917 | Democratic | John Q. Ross (Republican) | ||||
Luren Dickinson (Republican) | |||||||||
29 | Albert Sleeper | January 1, 1917 | January 1, 1921 | Republican | Luren Dickinson | ||||
30 | Alex Groesbeck | January 1, 1921 | January 1, 1927 | Republican | Thomas Read | ||||
George W. Welsh | |||||||||
31 | Fred W. Green | January 1, 1927 | January 1, 1931 | Republican | Luren Dickinson | ||||
32 | Wilber M. Brucker | January 1, 1931 | January 1, 1933 | Republican | Luren Dickinson | ||||
33 | William Comstock | January 1, 1933 | January 1, 1935 | Democratic | Allen E. Stebbins | ||||
34 | Frank Fitzgerald | January 1, 1935 | January 1, 1937 | Republican | Thomas Read | ||||
35 | Frank Murphy | January 1, 1937 | January 1, 1939 | Democratic | Leo J. Nowicki | ||||
36 | Frank Fitzgerald | January 1, 1939 | March 16, 1939 | Republican | Luren Dickinson | [lower-alpha 5] | |||
37 | Luren Dickinson | March 16, 1939 | January 1, 1941 | Republican | Matilda Dodge Wilson | [lower-alpha 2] | |||
38 | Murray Van Wagoner | January 1, 1941 | January 1, 1943 | Democratic | Frank Murphy | ||||
39 | Harry Kelly | January 1, 1943 | January 1, 1947 | Republican | Eugene C. Keyes | ||||
Vernon J. Brown | |||||||||
40 | Kim Sigler | January 1, 1947 | January 1, 1949 | Republican | Eugene C. Keyes | ||||
41 | G. Mennen Williams | January 1, 1949 | January 1, 1961 | Democratic | John W. Connolly | ||||
William C. Vandenberg (Republican) | |||||||||
Clarence A. Reid (Republican) | |||||||||
Philip A. Hart | |||||||||
John B. Swainson | |||||||||
42 | John Swainson | January 1, 1961 | January 1, 1963 | Democratic | T. John Lesinski | ||||
43 | George W. Romney | January 1, 1963 | January 22, 1969 | Republican | T. John Lesinski (Democratic) | [lower-alpha 6] | |||
William Milliken | |||||||||
44 | William Milliken | January 22, 1969 | January 1, 1983 | Republican | Thomas F. Schweigert | [lower-alpha 7] | |||
James H. Brickley | |||||||||
James Damman | |||||||||
James H. Brickley | |||||||||
45 | James Blanchard | January 1, 1983 | January 1, 1991 | Democratic | Martha Griffiths | ||||
46 | John Engler | January 1, 1991 | January 1, 2003 | Republican | Connie Binsfeld | [lower-alpha 8] | |||
Dick Posthumus | |||||||||
47 | Jennifer Granholm | January 1, 2003 | January 1, 2011 | Democratic | John D. Cherry, Jr. | ||||
48 | Rick Snyder | January 1, 2011 | January 1, 2019 | Republican | Brian Calley | ||||
49 | Gretchen Whitmer | January 1, 2019 | Present | Democratic | Garlin Gilchrist |
As of September 2024, there are four living former governors of Michigan. The most recent death of a former governor was that of William Milliken on October 18, 2019. The state's living former governors are:
Governor | Gubernatorial term | Date of birth (and age) |
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James Blanchard | 1983–1991 | August 8, 1942 |
John Engler | 1991–2003 | October 12, 1948 |
Jennifer Granholm | 2003–2011 | February 5, 1959 |
Rick Snyder | 2011–2019 | August 19, 1958 |
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